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Asthma Medications and Mechanism of Action

#Asthma #Medications #Drugs #Pulmonary #Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Asthma Medications ... Mechanism of Action #Asthma ... #Medications #Drugs ... #Pulmonary #Pharmacology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... Additional: - Acidosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... obstruction • COPD, asthma ... , ↓ Drive, Medications ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... #diagnosis #acidosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
remember that all ... patients should also ... before increasing medication ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Causes lactic acidosis ... with a metabolic acidosis ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison
Neuropathic Pain: Pharmacotherapy Selection and Effectivity Decision Aid

Figure 2 provides a comparison icon array with natural
Figure 2 provides a comparison ... the issues that also ... contribute to medication ... #EBM #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Medications
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... care is difficult as ... Antidepressants #Comparison ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology ... #medications
Biologic therapy for eosinophilic asthma 
• Mepolizumab (Nucala) 
  • Anti-lL-5, 100 mg SQ q4
for eosinophilic asthma ... #eosinophilic #asthma ... Biologic #therapy #Medications ... #pharmacology # ... pulmonary #management